Union workers at Seattle Hilton reach deal to end 85-day strike

Union workers at the Embassy Suites Pioneer Square in Seattle ratified a new contract with Hilton after an 85-day strike. Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, housekeepers' starting pay will be $31.03 an hour, a 6.9% first-year increase and 23.3% over four years; employees working at least 1,250 hours a year receive year-round healthcare coverage; and the union gains a new enforcement mechanism for emergencies affecting immigrant workers, a first for Hilton nationwide. Workers returned Sept. 15. The union calls it the longest hotel strike in Washington state history.